RAccess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > What does it mean when I get the following: > *** > debian:~# apt-get -u upgrade > Reading Package Lists... Done > Building Dependency Tree... Done > The following packages have been kept back > task-devel-common > 0 packages upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded. > ***
Perhaps the packages is set 'on hold'. Packages on hold are not handled by dpkg, unless forced (see man dpkg). You can check the status of a package with (for example): dpkg --get-selections | grep $PKG hth, moritz -- Moritz Schulte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.chaosdorf.de/moritz/ Debian/GNU supporter - http://www.debian.org/ http://www.gnu.org/ GPG fingerprint = 3A14 3923 15BE FD57 FC06 B501 0841 2D7B 6F98 4199